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Chapter 77 History and the Dead Sea Scrolls

Underground, NERV base, office

On the monitor in front of Zhang Qi, dense data and ancient text were intertwined.

Those were the first batch of core confidential documents he had just obtained through his access as the project leader of Project E.

"Tsk tsk~ I never expected it to be like this..."

Zhang Qi muttered to himself, his fingers tapping unconsciously on the table, his eyes filled with barely suppressed excitement.

He stayed up all night reading the relevant materials, and what he found was even more astonishing than he had imagined.

According to these records, SEELE was originally a religious group that quietly spread around the world as human civilization evolved.

They frantically searched for the "miracles" and "prophecies" recorded in their doctrines.

Later, they found the legendary Dead Sea Scrolls on the northwest coast of the Dead Sea.

According to the Dead Sea Scrolls, Seele discovered the first apostle, Adam, beneath the Arctic ice cap.

Later, they found the first Spear of Longinus deep in the Dead Sea.

The dual verification of written records and real-world discoveries drove the old guys at SEELE completely mad.

They firmly believed that this was a divine oracle, and that they must carry out the "Human Instrumentality Project" recorded in the Dead Sea Scrolls to achieve the great cause of unifying all mankind.

But even a global organization like SEELE couldn't accomplish such a grand plan.

In order to complete the plan, they must mobilize the power of all mankind.

In order to achieve this goal, a second shock occurred, which directly resulted in the loss of half of the world's population.

This gave SEELE an excellent excuse, and with the information they had, they successfully persuaded countries around the world to join forces against the Apostles.

A massive amount of resources were invested in Project E, which is to build EVAs to fight the Angels and prevent the Third Impact from occurring.

While they appear to be fighting against the Angels for humanity, their true purpose is to complete the Human Instrumentality Project.

"These guys are ruthless..."

Zhang Qi pursed his lips. Although it wasn't mentioned in the documents, it wasn't hard to deduce.

According to the TV program, he initially thought the second impact was just an accident, but now it seems that it was clearly done by SEELE on purpose.

After all, these guys knew perfectly well that contact with humans and Adam would cause an impact, but they didn't issue any warnings.

Moreover, after this incident, SEELE gained the support of all mankind and was able to begin building EVA.

What a coincidence!

To achieve their own goals, they wiped out half of humanity... That's truly inhumane.

Of course, deducing the full picture of these events is not the biggest gain; the more valuable information is about the super-lifeform apostles.

The 'E Project' was originally designed to create super-life forms, namely EVAs, by mimicking the structure of the Angels.

As NERV's technical lead, he naturally has access to a lot of information.

“Apostles are not natural beings, but creations of a higher civilization.”

Zhang Qi read the words on the screen softly. Just as he had guessed, the apostles were not naturally born beings.

However, unlike the pure weapons like the Zerglings and Zerglings in the world of "Guyver," the Angels were created as "seeds of life."

According to the Dead Sea Scrolls, there were seven such seeds of life, each contained within a giant container called the "Moon".

Among them are apostles like Adam and Lilith, who are specifically designed to propagate life; they are the "sowers" of the ecosystem.

However, to prevent the over-proliferation of these life seeds and the resulting ecological imbalance, these "moons" are equipped with corresponding life-suppressing devices, namely the spiral-shaped Spear of Longinus.

According to the original design of that supreme civilization, when these "moons" descend upon a planet suitable for reproduction, the internal life reproduction device will be activated, transforming the planet into the life paradise they envisioned.

However, a tremendous accident occurred here on Earth.

In the distant past, the "White Moon," carrying Adam, was the first to arrive on Earth and began to breed super-lifeforms known as Apostles. If everything had gone according to plan, this planet would have eventually become a paradise for the Apostles, and humanity might never have existed.

But fate loves to play tricks.

As luck would have it, the "Black Moon" carrying "Lilith" also arrived on Earth, causing a violent impact, also known as the "First Impact".

Even more coincidentally, because of this impact, the Spear of Longinus, which served as a suppressor within the "White Moon," disappeared without a trace.

Without the suppressor, Lilith began to proliferate wildly, and thus, humans, and all sorts of other life forms on Earth, came into being.

However, Lilith's excessive reproduction caused the Spear of Longinus, which acts as a suppressor, to begin functioning within the "Black Moon," thus inhibiting the proliferation of the Apostles.

And so, by sheer coincidence, this planet, which should have been a paradise for the apostles, became a paradise for humanity by some twist of fate.

Later, some early inhabitants recorded this information, which eventually evolved into the Dead Sea Scrolls.

"It's really interesting!"

Zhang Qi's face was filled with excitement. The apostles were products of technology, which meant that they could be studied in terms of their principles, disassembled, analyzed, and even reverse engineered!
However, his safety must be his priority before anything else.

SEELE didn't completely trust Gendo Ikari, as evidenced by the fact that the twelve mass-produced machines in the movie were equipped with the artificial S2 engine.

This shows that they are wary of each other and there is no complete trust between them.

This, in turn, gave him the opportunity to maneuver.

"Moreover, I am now the technical lead for the NERV organization, and I have access to a lot more resources than before."

Zhang Qi narrowed his eyes. With the massive resources and the backdoor program he had left in [MAGI], he could proceed with the next phase of his plan...

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Meanwhile, in the Marvel universe.

It has been more than a year since Tony Stark announced that he would become Iron Man.

Harry Osborn sat in his private laboratory, watching the news broadcast about the Stark Industries Fair.

Has Iron Man 2 started yet?

Harry stroked his chin and said that he had already successfully removed the shrapnel from Iron Man's chest, just as agreed.

Therefore, this billionaire was not affected by palladium poisoning as in the original story.

However, Anthony still appeared, preparing to take revenge on the Stark Group.

He originally intended to get involved and test the new implant.

But just as he was considering this matter, Coulson came knocking on his door again.

“Mr. Harry, we recently discovered something strange in New Mexico.”

Coulson's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Oh? What?"

Harry asked casually, his gaze fixed on Anthony Vanko's information on the screen.

Coulson didn't say much, just sent over a few photos.

Harry clicked on it and his expression changed instantly.

The first photo shows a hammer gleaming with an eerie light, stuck in the center of a desolate desert, surrounded by a huge, deep crater.

The second image shows S.H.I.E.L.D. agents setting up a cordon around the area, trying to move the hammer, but no matter what they tried, they couldn't budge it an inch.

"Alright, Coulson, I'm coming right now."

Harry's eyes lit up at the sight, and he immediately abandoned his original plan. After all, he was more interested in Thor's hammer and the Asgardians than fighting with the metal shell...

(End of this chapter)